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W. H. CLARK. CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

No. 544,426. Patented Aug. 13,1895.

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I CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR. No. 544 426. Patented Aug. 13,1895.

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YVILLIAM H. CLARK, OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOBENJAMIN l3. BROW N, OF SAME PLACE."

CASH REGISTER AND INDICATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 544,426, dated August13, 1895.

A plication filed Decemhe1'4,ISQ4=- Serial No. 530,775. (No model.)

T aZZ whom it mag concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. CLARK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Erie, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Im-- putation is accomplished by themovement of series of tally-pieces.

The objects of this invention are to produce a universal mechanism withas few keylevers as possible, and to add an indicating means to thisstyle of machine, and to provide the drawer with positive openingmechanism, and other details hereinafter described.

The invention is illustrated in the drawings as follows:

Figure 1.is a front elevation of the machine,

a part being broken away to show the interior construction. Fig. 2 is arear elevation of the machine, the back plate or cover being removed toshow the interior mechanism. Fig. 3 is a section on-the line'3 3 in Fig.2,

looking in the direction of arrow in said Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detailview of the carrying mechanism. Fig. 5 is a detail view of thereservoir, carrying and elevating columns, finger-bar, and slides, theparts being in section on the line 5 5 in Fig. 2, looking from the rightof said figure. Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the machine, looking fromthe right of Fig. 1 and the left of Fig. 2, the plate being broken awayto show the interior parts. Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7 7 in Fig.6, looking toward the top of the machine. Fig. 8 shows a detailelevation of the finger-bar, calculatingslide, and latch-lever; Fig. 9is a plan of the same parts. Fig. 10 is a plan view of thetransfer-slide. Fig. 11 is a rear elevation of said slide. Fig. 12 is adetail section of the tally-columns, the section being on the line 12 12in Fig.6. Fig. 13 is a section on the line 13 13 in Figs. 3 and 6,looking in the direction of the arrows in said figures.

A marks the base of the casein which is placed the drawer, and A theupper case, in which are placed the indicating, registering, andoperating mechanisms. These parts are preferably constructed with twoside pieces 6c A a front plate A the centralpart of which is out out,exposing a glass plate A, on which are the indicator-figures a, theregister-indicating figures a and the operating-figures a; A, the top orcap; A the bottom; A, the o drawer-plate which covers the drawer, and Athe back plate.

For convenience of description I Will first describe the mechanism andoperation of the machine with relation to the units indicat 7o ing andregistering mecl1anisms,and from that carry the description through themechanisms controlling the tens, hundreds, &c., the parts of each of themechanisms, which are alike in operation, being designated by the samereference-letters.

In the machine here shown the units indieating and registeringmechanisms are at the right (looking from the front) of the machine,

as ordinarily, the mechanisms indicating and registering higherdenominations being placed in regular succession toward the left.Extending through a slot, the limits of said slot being indicated indotted lines in Fig. 1, in a cross-piece A at the rear of thedrawerplate A, is an operating finger-bar O, (the units finger-bar beingbroken away in Fig. 1,) having a finger-piece or key 0 at its upper endof convenient shape for manipulating with the fingers, and projectinginwardly from the upper end of the bar is the pointer C This pointerdoes not normally quite contact the glass and is in such position as tomove beside the operating figures in column at the left of the bar 0,beginning with 1 at the top and terminating with 9 at the bottom, asshown in Fig. l. The finger-bar C has a guide-block (J at the bottom,which slides in guides cl on a transfer bar or slide D. The guide-blockis composed of a plate 0, on which the finger-barC is fastened, thegroove 0 in which the guides (1 run, and the plate 0 which slidesbetween the guide (Z and the transfer-slide. The transfer-slide isprovided with ways (1' and (1 which are formed by grooves in thetransfer-slide and covered with 5 a plate D. A slot passes through thetransferslide in front of the Way d, and a similar slot (1 passesthrough the plate D in the rear of said way. W'ithin the way (1 isplug-slide C and a pin O runs through this plug-slide and the slots d dand is attached at the front end to the guide-block C on the finger-barO. The way cl is normally in line with a way E, which runs to the top ofthe machine and which I term the storage-way. At the ber5 ginning ofoperations this way is full of tallypieces, preferably steel balls F. Asthe finger-har, and consequently the plug-slide O is lowered, the ballsin the way E, which rest on said plug-slide, are lowered with it. Thespaces or distances between the figures a are such that the pointer, asit is moved down over the figures, will indicate, with the figure atwhich it is placed, the number of balls that have passed from the way Einto the way 61'. In order to secure the accurate adjustmentof thefinger-bar as it is lowered to an exact diameter of a ball or multipleof said diameter, a ratchet-rack is secured at the rear of the way E,and a pawl 0, carried by a stem C, which is attached to the pin andwhich is raised and lowered with the finger-bar C and plug-slide Cengages said rack at such points as to effect the desired adjustment.The rackteeth are just the diameter of a ball in length, so that adownward movement of the pawl from one tooth to another lowers thecolumn of balls in the storage-wayE and way cl just one ball. The rackis so positioned that when the pawl is resting on any tooth the balls inthe way (1 just fill said way, so that there is always a line ofdivision between the balls in the way (1 and the way E in coincidencewith the plane dividing said ways, so that when it is desired to movethe transfer-slide sidewise the position of the balls readily allowssaid movement, and the finger-bar, having been depressed to the amount(as indicated by the figures a) that it is desired to register, the way(Z will contain exactly that number of balls.

WVhen the finger-bar is set to the amount desired, the transfer-slide ismoved to the right, (see Figsl and 13,) so as to bring the way ct inline with the way E, which I term the elevating-way. This way is filledwith balls or tally-pieces at all times, and, is connected at the top bymeans of the connectingway e with the indicating-way E At one side ofthe connecting-way e, and frictionally contacting the balls in saidway,is a springplate 6 which has just sulficient strength to maintainthe balls in the way 6, and is continued sufficiently far toward theindicatorway E that a ball ejected from under it readily drops into saidindicating-way. The plug-slide C is then raised to the top of the way d,and the balls in the way d are forced into the way E, and the samenumber of balls are ejected from the way 6 into the indicator-way Ewhere they are stopped by the indicator-stop G. At the beginning of thenext registration the stop G is moved in the slot 9 outof the way E andthe balls in the indicator drop into the registering-way E, where theyare stopped by the register-stop m. At the completion of each carryingop eration the stop m moves in the slot an out of the way E and theballs drop into the lower part of said way E onto the transferslide.

In the transfer-slide I), just at the left of the way (1, (see Fig. 13,)is a way (1*, which, when the slide is at normal or at the begin ning ofan operation, is directly in line with the way E so that when thetransfer-slide returns to normal, after a carrying operation has takenplace, the balls dropped from the register pass down into the way (Ionto a plug-slide II, placed in said way. \Vhen the transferslide ismoved in the next operation to the right, so as to bring the way clunder the way E, the way cl is brought under the storage-way E, and whenthe plug-slide C is raised in the way cl the plug-slide II in the way dis also raised, and the balls in the way (1 are forced up into thestorage-way. The plugs O and H are maintained in their elevated positionuntil the transfer slide is returned to its normal position, when theplugslide II drops to the bottom of the way (1, and the plug-slideCissustaincd by the pawl c, and, of course, sustains the balls in theway E and is in position to be reset. This completes the movement of thetally-pieces of the units registering and indicating mechanisms, whichmovement is duplicated in the tens, hundreds ordollar, andthousandsortendollar registering mechanisms. It will read ily be seen that thesystem may be carried outindefinitely. In the machine shown there isalso mechanism for registering tens of thousands of units or hundreds ofdollars, and hundreds of thousands of units or thousands of dollars.These mechanisms are not operated directly, but are only brought intoplay by the carrying mechanisms, and hence have no elevating-way,indicating mechanism, or operating-finger mechanism. They show in thedrawings (see Figs. 13 and 1) as the last two series of ways at theleft.

Immediately at the rear of the storage-way E is a carrying-way E, inwhich the balls are stored for the carrying mechanism. This way isconnected with the storage-way by a connecting-way e. IVhen ten ballsare accumulated in the next lower register a ball is taken from thiscarryingwayforsaid denomination and passed through an opening cinto theregistering-way At the beginning of the operations both the storage-wayand the carrying-way are full of balls. In the machine shown there arethirteen balls originally in the carrying-way, so that if theregistering-way is filled with its t'cnballs entirely ICC from thecarrying-way the carrying-way will not be exhausted. When theregistering-way has received ten balls the carrying mechanism drops aball into the next higher way and discharges the ten balls from saidway, when they are transferred by the transfer-slide and elevated intothe storage-way, and as the storage-way would in this instance be full(all the balls in the register having come from the carrying-way) tenballs would be forced over into the carrying-way by said elevatingmovement. By a little calculation it will readily be seen that whetherthe balls that fill the register came from the storage-way 0rcarrying-way, or from both, the carrying-way will always be replenishedbefore the ballsin said way are exhausted.

Having described the general movement of the balls in setting,indicating, registering,

and carrying, I will now describe the mechanisms by which these severalmovements are accomplished.

The ways E, E, E and E are formed by grooves in a plate E said platebeing secured to the front plate A of the frame, the open side of thegrooves being closed by the glass plate A, said glass plate beingpainted except at the points where it is desired to expose the balls atthe indicator and register. A cappiece E is placed over the way E and E,which is provided with circular grooves which form the connecting-wayse. The ways E are formed by a similar but shorter grooved plate E theconnecting-way 8 being capped by a small piece e bridging the way E andE.

A main shaft I is journaled in a bushing I in the front plate A of themachine. A crank 1 having a crank-handle I is keyed to the shaft I. Aratchet-wheel 2', having a hub 2' is keyed to the inner end of shaft I,the hub contacting the inner end of the bushing 1, and so holding theshaft I in place. A ratchet-pawl 'i', secured to the frame of themachine, rides the ratchet-wheel t' and engages the teeth thereon, andprevents a backward movementof the crankand the operated mechanism. Apin 2' extends inwardly from the wheel 1' and is eccentric to the wheel2'.

A cam-lever J is fulcrumed atj to the base of the frame and pivotallysecured to the transfer-slide at j. The upper end of this cam-lever isenlarged and has a cam-slot J, which is operated upon by the pin 1' asthe crank is rotated. This cam-slot is of such contour that at thebeginning of the movement of the crank the cam-lever is carried towardthe right and carries-the transfer-slide with it. When thetransfer-slide has reached a point where the way (1 is under the way E,the cam-slot is so shaped that it allows the pin 2' to move upon itwithout effecting a movement of the lever, making a pause in themovement of the transfer-slide, during which the plugslides can beelevated. At the completion of the elevating movement the pin 2'actuates the cam-lever toward the left and it carries the transfer-slideback to its normal position. In order that the transferslide may have afree but accurate movement, it is hung on spring-hangers D which aresecured to the plate E at D and to the slide at D The slidein itsmovement swings on these hangers.

A lever K is fulcrumed at k to a stud on the plate E and is connected bymeans of a link K with the inner end of the pin F. A link K connects theinner end of the lever K with a bail K which runs through guides on theplate E so that a horizontal portion K has a movement parallel to theback of the slide D. Pins h, attached to the plugslides H, pass backthrough slots d in the plate D over the bail, so as to be elevated bysaid bail. (See Figs. 2, 3, and 5.) The rear portions of the pins 0 alsopass back far enough to be contacted by said bail in its upwardmovement, and when one of the plugslides has been depressed for making aregistration it will be elevated to position by the bail. It will bereadily seen, as shown in Fig. 2, which is at normal, that the firstslight movement of the pin '6 gives the cam-lever J its full sidemovement, while the link K is raised slightly and the bail consequentlyslightly lowered. When the pin has given the cam-lever its fullmovement, the pin has passed over the center and has raised the bailback to the normal position, and a continuation of the movement raisesthe bail so as to elevate plug-slides O and H sufiiciently to force allthe balls up out of the ways (1 and 01 into the ways E and E. Then thebail has reached this position, the pin i again actuates the cam-lever Jand pushes the transfer-slide back to normal, the bail remainingelevated just long enough to hold the balls up in the upper ways E and Euntil the movement of the transfer-slide is sufficient to close theupper ways, when the continued movement of the crank and pin 1' lowersthe bail to its normal position, the plug-slides II dropping back toplace by gravity and the plug-slides G being sustained in their normalposition at the upper end of the way 61 by the pawl c and bar 0.

Between the cam-lever J and the wheel 2' is a second cam-lever L, whichis fulcrumed atZ to an car on the plate The upper end of this cam-levercontacts the releasing-bar G of the indicator. This bar slides ingrooves in extension a on the plate E and is held in said grooves byretaining-screws 6 The end of the bar opposite the lever L contacts aspring G attached to the extension e As the crank and pin 11 are startedthe cam-notch L actuates the lever L and pushes the bar G toward theleft. This carries the pins G, which are mounted on the bar G, out ofthe way E and drops the balls which indicate the past operation of themachine out of the indicator. The pin then passes out of the notch L,and the spring G snaps the bar back to place, and the pins G are inplace to receive the balls for indicating the amountof the operationthen in process.

Below the fulcrum Z a carrying-bar M contacts the lever L. It is carriedin grooves in the extension 0, and held in place by retaining-screws cand contacts at the end opp0- site the lever L the spring M, which is anextension of the spring G This carrying-bar carries the pinch-pins Mwhich extend through slots M through the plate E and remains normally atthe right of the ways E so that when a ball is opposite oneof them inthe way IE it will contact it and push it. Just opposite the pin M is anotch in the way E to allow a ball pushed by the pin M a slight movementout of the way to the left. After the pin '6 has operated the lever L torelease the indicator balls, as above described, so that they are in theregister-ways E it contacts in a later period of its movement thecam-surface L the action upon which pushes the bar M to the left. If inany of the registering-ways E there have accumulated ten or more balls,the tenth accumulated ball (the eleventh actual ball in said way) iscontacted by the pin M and pushed toward the left. This movement of theball pushes toward the left a pin m, which protrudes through the slot Mand is normally just at the left of the way E This pin m is carried by alever on, fulcrumed at M on the plate E and is provided with a pocket mat its upper end, which is normally directly under the carrying-way E.This pocket is of such depth as to just contain one ball. Its front sideis open and its bottom declines forward. The lever moves along the backsurface of the plate E, which closes the front opening. As the tenthaccumulated ball presses the pin on and the lever m the pocket with itsone ball is carried from the carrying way of the next higherdenomination to an opening e into the registering-way E of said higherdenomination, and the ball drops through the opening c into theregistering-way, which is below the indicator, so that these carriedballs do'not interfere with the proper reading of the indicator. A gatem on the upper end of the lever m retains the balls in the carrying-wayduring said movement. .At the same time with said movement the lower endof lever m is rocked, and this carries the pin m mounted on the lowerend of the lever, out of the way E and allows the balls below thepinched tenth accumulated ball to drop into the lower part of the way Efrom which they are transferred into the storageway, as heretoforedescribed. As the operation is continued the cam-surface L is such as toallow the bar M to be returned to its normal position by the spring M atthe completion of the operation. The carrying-levers m are returned toposition (see Fig. 2) against the stop m by small springs m", secured tothe plate E and said levers. The pinched ball and any above ten whichmay have accumulated in this operation are released and drop onto thestop-pin m, which has been returned to position with the leverm. Inorder that tcn balls may be discharged from the way E as there is onedropped to represent them in the nexthigher way, it is necessary thatthe ball pinched should be the eleventh ball, and when this eleventhball drops down upon the pin m it should be below the part exposed insaid way for reading the register, so that that way of the register willread 0, and the second ball should come opposite 1 of the figures a andthe pinched ball at the top will read the tenth ball. The result of thisoperation is obvious. For each equivalent number of balls dischargedfrom a way of lower denomination there is a ball putinto theregistering-way of a higher denomination, so that the total is alwaysascertainable by a glance at the registering figures-as, for example, inFig. 1 the register reads 112,325 or $1,123.25, and the indicator inthis figure reads 1,232 or $12.32. At the last way to the left there isa short lever m, which simply carries the stop-pin m and pin m, by whichit is operated. As there is no higher denomination it has nocarrying-pocket.

Ordinarily these machines are used continuously, so that when the lastway E has been filled it is discharged by the movement of this lever mand in calculating the days sales the last register is subtracted fromthe total registering capacity of the machine, and to this is added thenew registration. To rcset the machine it isnecessary that the eleventhball (the one below the reading) should be in each of theregisteringavays at the beginning of the operations. This is accon1-plished by removing the back plate and beginning at the left (lookingfrom the front) push each of the levers in successively to the left.This will empty the way to which the lever belongs and put the necessaryeleventh ballinto the next higher way. For example, the lever m isfi1'stpushed,wl1icl1 empties the past way to the left. Then the nextlever to the right is pushed. This empties its way and puts a ball (theeleventh or one which is not read) into the last way to the left, whichhas just been emptied, so that it will have but; the one ball, asrequired.

As there is no carrying to the units or lowest denomination, in orderthat it may be re set in the same manner as the other ways theunits-ways are provided with a carrying-way from which a ball may becarried into the other units-registering way by means of a short leverin". A blind a normally covers the register-indicating balls and islocked in this position by a lock a". 'When it is desired to read theregister the blind is unlocked and the blind is pushed to the left bymeans of a button a extending through a slot a in the front plate A.This movement of the blind uncovers the balls in the register, as shownin Fig. 1.

A link N is suspended from the end of the lever K, and to the end ofthis link is at- IOC tached a flexible link (in this instance a cord) N,which is run around a pulley n on the rear base of the machine, a pulleyn at the front of the machine, and attached to the drawer atn which isat the rear of said drawer. By following the movement of the lever K andthe links N and N it will be readily seen that the drawer will be openedpositively by said mechanism when the end of the lever K and the bail Kare elevated. The flexible link N allows the lever K to be returned toits normal position while the drawer remains open. A lever O is fulcrumed at O on the stud O on the front plate A This lever is pressed in onedirection by a spring 0 and a cam B on an extension B on the drawer Bcontacts the lower ends of the lever O, and when the drawer is closedrocks said lever in opposition to the spring 0 On the front face of thewheel 1' is a pin When the drawer is open, the lever, as it is actuatedby the spring 0 comes into the path of this pin 2' and locks the machineagainst operation. When the drawer is closed, the cam B pushes the lever0 out of the path of the pin i and allows the machine to be operated.This mechanism is so timed that the pin i has passed the lever 0 beforethe drawer has begun to open, so that the drawer being closed at thebeginning of an operation the lever 0 does not block this operation, butcompels the closing of the drawer before the next operation. In themachine shown the drawer is not locked shut, but the front of the drawerpresents a perfectly smooth surface, so that the only practical way ofopening the drawer is by the operation of the machine. rear of thedrawer is mounted a bell P and a spring-actuated clapper P. A pin P onthe transfenslide extends forward, so as to contact the clapper as thetransfer-slide is moved, and so trips the clapper and sounds the bell ateach operation. It will be remembered that this movement of thetransfer-slide is accomplished before the bail K and the baillever areactuated, and consequently the drawer-link N is elevated, so that thebell is sounded just before the drawer opens. The transfer-slide iscarried back to normal at the completion of the operation and before thedrawer is closed, so that when the drawer is closed thebell-clappercomes at the rightside of the pin P in position to be actuated at thenext operation.

What I claim as new is- 1. In a cash register, the combination with 'aguide way for tally pieces; and the registering mechanism adapted toreceive the tally pieces; of a single operating finger piece; andactuating means for said tally pieces, to register any of severalamounts by a single operation of said finger piece.

2. In a cash register, the combination with a receptacle for a store oftally pieces; and a register that is read from the accumulation of saidtally pieces; of a single operating finger piece; means actuated by saidfinger On the piece, for separating from said store, different numbersof tally pieces; and means for indicating in the register, theequivalent of the tally pieces so separated.

3. In a cash register, the combination with a guide way for tallypieces, comprising a storage way, and a way leading to the regis ter; ofa transfer bar, for transferring tally pieces from said storage way, tothe way leading to the register; and setting mechanism carried by saidtransfer bar, for controlling the number of tally pieces transferred.

4. In a cash register, the combination with a guide way for tallypieces, comprising a storage way, and a way leading to the register; ofa transfer bar for transferring tally pieces from said storage way, tothe way leading to the register; and setting mechanisms actuated by asingle operating finger piece, to effect a transfer of the number oftally pieces desired.

5. In a cash register, the combination with a guide way for tallypieces, comprising a storage way, and a way leading to the register; ofa transfer bar for transferring tally pieces from said storage way to away leading to the register; a scale of numbers; and setting mechanism,actuated by a single operating finger piece which traverses said scaleof numbers, when operated, to effect a transfer by the transfer bar, ofthe number of tally pieces indicated by the position of said fingerpiece on said scale of numbers.

6. In a cash register, the combination with a series of guide ways forthe passage of tallypieces; of a transfer bar adapted to receivedifferent numbers of tally pieces to be registered as desired, from oneof said ways, and to carry the number of tally pieces so received, toanother of said ways, and to there eject them. i

7. In a cash register, the combination with a series of guide ways forthe passage of tally pieces; of a transfer bar adapted to receive tallypieces and transfer them from one way to another; and a settingmechanism for controlling the number of tally pieces received andtransferred.

8. In a cash register, the combination with a series of guide ways forthe passage of tally pieces; of a transfer bar adapted to receive tallypieces and transfer them from one way to another; and a settingmechanism carried by said transfer bar, for controlling the number oftally pieces received and transferred.

9. In a cash register, the combination with a guide way for tallypieces, comprising a storage way, a wayleading to the register, and away leading from the register; of a transfer bar adapted to receivetally pieces from the storage way and transfer them from the way leadingto the register and to receive tally pieces from the way from theregister and transfer them to the storage way.

10. In a cash register, the combination with a guideway for tallypieces, comprising a storage way, and a way leading to the register; ofa transfer bar having a way therein, adapted to be brought alternatelyinto line with the storage way and the way leading to the register; aplug slide in said transfer way for regulating the number of tallypieces received from the storage way; means for setting said plug slidefor the number of tally pieces desired; and means for actuating saidplug slidesto eject the tally pieces in the transfer way into the wayleading to the register.

11. In a cash register,the combination with a guideway for tally pieces,comprising a storage way, and a way leading to the register; of atransfer bar having a way therein adapted to be brought alternately intoline with the storage way and the way leading to the register; a plugslide in said transfer way for regulating the number of tally piecesreceived from the storage way; a single operating finger piece forsetting said plug slide for the number of tally pieces desired; andmeans for actuating said plug slide to eject the. tally pieces in thetransfer way into the way leading to the register.

12. In a cash register, the combination with a guide way for tallypieces, comprising a storage way, a way leading to the register, and away leading from the register; of a transfer bar having a registertransfer way, for trans ferring tally pieces from the storage way intothe register way, and a discharge transfer way for transferring tallypieces from the way from the register to the storage way; plug slides insaid transfer ways; means for setting the plug slide in the registertransfer way to receive the number of tally pieces desired into saidwayfrom the storage way; and means for actuating the plug slides in saidregister transfer way and discharge transfer way to eject the tallypieces in said waysinto the way leading to the register and storage waysrespectively.

13. In a cash register, the combination with a guide way for a series oftally pieces; of a single operating finger piece; means actuated by saidfinger piece for separating in said series different numbers of tallypieces in said series, as desired; and a catch mechanism connected withsaid finger piece graduated to catch said finger piece at the point ofseparation for each tally piece.

14. In a cash register,the combination with a scale of numbers; and aguide way for a series of tally pieces; of a single operating fingerpiece, that traverses said scale of numbers as operated; means actuatedby said finger piece to separate in said series-to the number of tallypieces indicated by the position of said finger piece on said scale; anda catch mechanism for said finger piece for catching said finger pieceat each number on said scale.

15. Ina cash register, the combination with a guide way for a series oftally pieces; of a single operating finger piece; means actuated byamovement of said finger piece in one direction for separating differentnumbers of tally pieces in said series as desired; and a catch mechanismconnected with said linger piece graduated to catch said finger piece atthe point of separation for each tally piece and from which said fingerpiece is disengaged bya movement of said finger piece lateral to itsmovement for separating tally pieces.

16. In a cash register, the combination with a guide way for a series oftally pieces; and a register read from the tally pieces; of a singleoperating finger piece; means actuated by said finger piece forseparating in said series different numbers of tally pieces as desired;mechanism for indicating in the register the equivalent of the tallypieces so separated, and for bringing the operating finger piece back tonormal; and a catch mechanism connected with said finger piece graduatedto catch said finger piece at the point of separa tion for each tallypiece and to maintain said finger piece at normal until operated.

17. In a cash register, the combination with a guide way for a series oftally pieces; a single operating finger piece; means actuated by saidfinger piece for separating in said series different numbers of tallypieces as desired; a stationary rack 0 graduated to the size of thetally pieces; and a pawl connected with said finger piece and adapted toengage said rack at each graduation.

18. Ina cash register, the combination with a guide way for tallypieces; a setting mech anism for setting the machine to actuate tallypieces to register the amount; desired; 01: means for indicating in theregister the equivalent of the tally pieces so actuated and a separatemechanism for operating the machine so set.

19. In a cash register, the combination with a guide way for tallypieces; a setting mechanism for setting the machine to actuate tallypieces to register the amount desired; means for indicating in theregister the equivalent of the tally pieces so actuated of a crankoperated mechanism that operates the machine to register the amount soset, and to bring the parts to normal with one complete revolution.

20. In a cash register, the combination with a guide way for tallypieces; of a setting mechanism operated by a single operating fingerpiece to actuate said tally pieces to register different amounts asdesired; means for indicating in the register the equivalent of thetally pieces so actuated and a separate operating mechanism foroperating the machine so set.

21. In a cash register, the combination with a series of guide ways forthe passage of tally pieces; a transfer bar adapted to receive tallypieces from one of said ways and to discharge into another of said ways;a setting mechanism for regulating the number of tally pieces receivedin said bar; an operating crank; and means connected with said crank foractuating said transfer bar; and ejecting the tally pieces from saidtransfer bar into the way to which they belong.

22. In a cash register, the combination with a guideway for tallypieces; of means for actuating said tally pieces to indicate separatelyfor each operation the amount desired to register, and a registeringmechanism adapted to receive the tally pieces and in communication withsaid guideway, whereby the sum of the operation is registered by meansof the tally pieces.

23. In a cash register, the combination with a guide way for tallypieces; of means for discharging from view, the tally pieces indicatingthe amount of the previous operation; and means of bringing the tallypieces indicating the amount desired to register in the presentoperation, to view.

24. In a cash register, the combination with aguide way for tallypieces, comprisinga storage way, and an indicating way; of a stop in theindicating way for sustaining the tally pieces in view in saidindicating way; mechanism for actuating said stop to discharge from Viewthe tally pieces in said indicating way at the beginning of eachoperation; mechanism for transferring thetally pieces desired to beindicated, from the storage way to the indicating way; said mechanismsbeing so timed with relation to each other, that said stop is actuatedfirst to release the tally pieces indicating the previous operation andthen to move back to position in time to receive the tally piecesindicating the operation in progress.

25. In a cash register, the combination with a guide way for tallypieces, comprising a storage way and an indicating way; of a stop G, forsustaining the tally pieces in said indicating way; a sliding bar G,carrying said stop; a crank operated cam pin i the cam lever L, havingthe cam notch L, in which said cam pin 2' operates to actuate the leverL, said lever L, actuating by its movement, the sliding bar G, in onedirection; a spring for actuating said bar in the opposite direction;mechanism for transferring the tally pieces desired to be indicated,from the storage way to the indicating way, said mechanism being sotimed as toeffect the transfer of said tally pieces after said bar G,has been actuated and returned to position.

26. In a cash register, the combination with a guide way for tallypieces; of means for actuating said tally pieces to register the sum ofthe amounts registered from a plurality of operations; and an indicatingmechanism for indicating separately, the amounts to be registered ateach operation.

27. In a cash register, the combination with a guide way for tallypieces; of means for actuating said tally pieces to indicate separatelythe amount to be registered at each operation and to register the sum ofthe amounts indicated in a plurality of operations.

28. In a cash register, the combination with a guide way 'for tallypieces, comprising an indicating way, and a registering way; of meansfor separating and bringing into the registering way the number of tallypieces desired to be registered at one operation; and means fordischarging at each operation the tally pieces from the indicatingwayinto the registering way.

29. In a cash register, the combination with a way leading to theregister; for the passage of tally pieces; of the friction plate 6 forthe purposes set forth.

30. In a cash register, the combination with the guide ways E, e, and Efor the passage of tally pieces; of a friction plate 6 over the way 6,for the purposes set forth.

31. In a cash register,the combination with guide ways for tally pieces,comprising storage ways, and for each storage Way, a way leading to theregister; of a single transfer bar for transferring tally pieces fromsaid storage ways to their companion ways leading to the register; andsetting mechanisms, one for each system of ways, carried by saidtransfer bar, for controlling each for its system of ways, the number oftally pieces transferred.

32. In a cash register, the combination with systems of guide ways fortally pieces, each containing a storage way, a way leading to theregister, and a way leading from the register; of a single transfer baradapted to transfer tally pieces, from said storage way to theircompanion ways leading to the register and to transfer tally pieces fromthe register to their companion storage ways.

33. In acash register, the combination with the register; and systems ofguide ways for tally pieces, each containing a storage way and a wayleading to the register; of setting mechanisms one for each system ofways, for separating the number of tally pieces from the storage way toregister the amounts desired to be registered in the system to which itbelongs; means for transferring the tally pieces, so separated to theways of their system lead ing to the register; and a single bail fromwhich the tally pieces so separated in all the systems are actuated totransfer an equivalent number of tallypieces into their proper ways inthe register.

34. In acash register, the combination with the register; and systems ofguide ways for tally pieces, each containing a way leading from theregister, and a storage way; of a' transfer bar having a series of waysadapted to be brought alternately into line with the ways leading fromthe register and the storage way; slides in said ways which actuate thetally pieces received in said transfer ways; and a single bail which ateach operation actuates all of said slides in said transfer ways toeject the tally pieces in said transfer ways into the storage way.

35. In a cash register, the combination with systems of guide ways fortally pieces, each containing a storage way, a way leading into theregister and a way leading from the register; of a transferbar havingtwo transfer ways for each of said systems of ways, one the setting waywhich is adapted to be brought into line with the storage way and theway leading to the register and the other the discharge way which isadapted to be brought alternately into line with the way leading fromthe register and the storage way; slides in said setting ways foractuating the tally pieces received by said setting ways when desired;slides in said discharge ways to actuate tally pieces received from theregister; and a single bail for actuating said slides.

36. In a cash register, the combination with a series of registers ofdifferent denominations; and a guide way for a series of tally pieces;of a single operating finger piece; means actuated by said finger piece,for separating in a series, different numbers of tally pieces asdesired; mechanism for indicating in the register the equivalent of thetally pieces so separated; and mechanism that transfers a registerindication in the operated register, the equivalent of a unit of ahigher denomination, to an equivalent register indication in theregister of said higher denomination.

37. In a cash register, the combination with a guide way for a series oftally pieces; and a series of registers of different denominations whichare read by the accumulation of tally pieces therein; of a singleoperating finger piece; means actuated by said finger piece, forseparating in a series, different numbers of tally pieces as desired;mechanism for carrying into the operated register the number of tallypieces so separated; and means actuated when thereis accumulated in theoperated register, tally pieces the equivalent of a unit of a higherdenomination for carrying into the register for said higherdenomination, a tally piece to indicate said equivalent unit.

38. In a cash register, the combination with a guide way for a series oftally pieces; and a series of registers of different denominations whichare read by the accumulation of tally pieces therein; of a singleoperating finger piece; means actuated by said finger piece forseparating in a series of different numbers of tally pieces as desired;mechanism for carrying into the operated register the number of tallypieces so separated; means, actuated when there is accumulated in theoperated register, tally pieces, the equivalent of a unit of a higherdenomination, for carrying into the register for said higherdenomination, a tally piece to indicate said equivalent unit; andmechanism for discharging from said operated register the tally piecesaccumulated equivalent to said unit of the higher denomination.

39. In a cash register, the combination with a guide way for a series oftally pieces; and a series of registers, one for each series of tallypieces, of difterent denominations, which are read by the accumulationof tally pieces therein; of a single operating finger piece;

means, actuated by said finger piece, for separating in a series ofdifferent numbers of tally pieces as desired; mechanism for carryinginto the operated register the tally pieces so separated; means,actuated by a tally piece in the operated register, for actuating atally piece in a register-of a higher denomination, when there isaccumulated in the 0perated register, tally pieces, the equivalcntof atally piece in the register of said higher denomination, and also fordischarging the tally pieces so accumulated in the operated way.

40. In a cash register, the combinations of systems of guide ways fortally pieces, representing different denominations, each containing aregistering way, a storage way, and a carrying wa of means for carryingthe tally pieces from a storage way to a register ing way of the samesystem; means for carrying the tally pieces from a carrying way to aregistering way of its system when there is accumulated in a registeringway of a lower denomination, tally pieces, the equivalent'of the tallypiece of the higher denomination carried from the carrying way; andmeans of discharging the equivalent accumulated tally pieces in theregistering way of the lower denomination.

41. In a cash register, the combinations of systems of guide ways fortally pieces of different denominations, each containing a registeringway a storage way and a carrying way; of a carrying lever for each ofsaid carrying ways that is actuated by a tally piece in a registeringway of a lower denomination, when there is accumulated in theregistering way of the lower denomination the equivalent of a tallypiece in, the way to which said lever belongs, said lever having apocket for receiving a tally piece from its carrying way and carryingsaid tally piece to its registering way when actuated.

42. In a cash register of the type shown, the combination with theregistering way and the carrying way; of a carrying lever having apocket for receiving a tally piece from the carrying way and depositingit, when the lever is actuated, in the registering way, said lever alsohaving a gate at, for closing the carrying way while'the lever is beingactuated to carry said tally piece.

43. In a cash register, the combination with a series of registers ofdifferent denominations; and guide ways for a series of tally pieces; ofa single operating finger piece for each register; means actuated byeach of said finger pieces, for separating in its seriesdifferentnumbers of tally pieces as desired; mechanism for indicatingineach register the equivalent of the tally pieces so separated by theactuation of its operating finger piece; and mechanism that transfers aregister indication in the operated register, the equivalent of a unitof ahigher denomination to an equivalent register indication of saidhigher denomination.

a l. In a cash register, the combination with guide ways for tallypieces; registers of different denominations read from said tallypieces; and an indicator for separately indicating the amount of eachoperation; and carrying mechanism that transfers a register indicationfrom a register of lower denomination to an equivalent registerindication in a register of higher denomination, when the register oflower denomination has a register indication the equivalent of thehigher denomination.

45. In a cash register, the combination with guide ways for tallypieces; registers of different denominations read from said tallypieces; an indicator for separately indicating the amount of eachoperation that is also read from said tally pieces; and carryingmechanism that transfers a register indication from a register of lowerdenomination, to an equivalent register indication in a register ofhigher denomination, when the register of the lower denomination has aregister indication the equivalent of a unit of the higher denomination.I

46. In a cash register, the combination with series of guide Ways fortally pieces, comprising an indicating way, and registering ways ofdifferent denominations; of means for separating and bringing into theindicating way, the number of tally pieces desired to be registered atone operation; and means for discharging at each operation the tallypieces from the indicating way into the registering way; and carryingmechanism that transfers a register indication from a register way oflower denomination to a register way of higher denomination when theregister way of lower denomination has a register indication of a unitof the higher denomination 47. In a cash register, the combination withguide ways for tally pieces comprising an indicating way and registeringWays of different denominations; and mechanism that actuates said tallypieces to first pass to the indicator to indicate the amount of eachoperation'and then to the register to indicate the sum of theindications; of a carrying way having tally pieces therein; mechanismfor transferring a tally piece from said carrying way to the register ofits denomination when there is accumulated in a registering way of alower denomination, tally pieces, the equivalent of tally pieces carriedinto the registering way of the higher denomination.

48. In a cash register the combination with guide ways for tally piecescomprising an indicating way and registering ways of differentdenominations; mechanism for actuating said tally pieces to first passinto the indicator way to indicate the amount of each operation, and todischarge said tally pieces into the register, to indicate the sum ofthe-indications; and carrying mechanism for transferring a registerindication in a registering way of a lower denomination to a registerindication in a registering way of higher denomination, when there is aregister indication in the registerin g way of the lower denominationthe equivalent of a unit of the higher denomination, said carryingmechanism, being actuated after the discharge of the tally piecesindicating the previous operation from the indicating way.

49. In a cash register, the combination with the register operatingmechanism; of a cash receptacle; mechanism connected with the operatingmechanism for opening said cash receptacle at each operation and aflexible link in said connecting mechanism that allows the operatingmechanism to be brought to normal before the money receptacle is closed.

50. In a cash register, the combination with the lever K, actuated bythe operating mechanism; of the money receptacle; mechanism for openingthe money receptacle from the movement of said lever K; and the flexiblelink N, forming a link in said connecting mechanism for the purposes setforth.

51. In a cash register, the combination with the operating mechanism;and the cash receptacle; a gong carried by said cash receptacle, that isin position to be actuated by the operating mechanism when the cashreceptacle is closed and is out of position to be actuated by the saidmechanism when the said cash receptacle is open, the opening and closingof said cash receptacle being timed by said operating mechanism; and amoving part of the register operating mechanism that actuates said gongin its movement, said moving part being timed to move before the cashreceptacle opens and to return to normal before the cash receptaclecloses.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 1 in presence of twowitnesses.

H. O. LORD, WM. MARKS, Jr.

